Intern

Provides postgraduate students and recent graduates with practical experience of the multilateral trading system through assignments in WTO Secretariat divisions.

• Work full time on duties assigned by the supervising WTO division
• Support division work connected to the multilateral trading system
• Complete an end-of-internship evaluation with the supervisor

• Nationality of a WTO member or a country or customs territory engaged in accession negotiations
• Completed undergraduate studies in a relevant discipline
• Current enrolment in a master degree after at least one completed year, enrolment in a higher postgraduate programme after completing a master degree, or completion of a postgraduate degree within the previous two years
• At least twenty-one years of age at the start of the internship
• No older than thirty for the China WTO Accessions Internship Programme and China General Internship Programme

• Research and Analysis
• Multilateral Trade
• Academic Research

• Candidates are selected from a roster maintained for up to one year
• Internships last three to six months with no extension
• Daily allowance: CHF 60, or CHF 90 for the China LDCs, Accessions and General Internship Programme
• Travel to Geneva and insurance are generally the responsibility of the intern
• Internships do not create a right to another WTO vacancy
• Either party may terminate the internship with one week notice